Annaliese Vander Baan Professor Westbrook EDUC 322 9 December 2013 Case St d!

Name" #ia$ Padilla Grade" 1st %rade Teacher" #rs& 'aren Pa l Personal Interests: Dra(in%) readin%) *la!in% (it$ friends+siblin%s) *la!in% o tdoors& Additional Information" #! st dent lo,es to read& S$e finds it ,er! en-o!able) ($en %i,en $er literac! inter,ie( s$e dre( a bi% *ict re of a *erson smilin% ($en t$inkin% abo t readin%& W$en asked if s$e is a %ood reader s$e a%reed in sa!in% .!es&/ #ia$ reads at $ome to $er !o n%er siblin%s and sometimes (it$ $er mom& S$e lo,es to read books b! Dr& Se ss) s c$ as .0$e Cat and t$e 1at&/ #ia$ reall! en-o!s reflectin% on a readin% b! dra(in% a *ict re abo t it& Assessments: 2esson 1" 3 estionin% 45eadin%4Writin% S r,e! 4Pre4readin% assessment on $o( to 6 estion 7W$at are 6 estion (ords89 41ad st dent (rite do(n 6 estions abo t t$e book before (e be%an 4After readin% assessment 7st dent ans(ered t$e 6 estions t$e! (rote9 4Vis ali:ation 7dre( a *ict re abo t meanin%s of eac$ stor!9 2esson 2" 5 nnin% 5ecords+Vis ali:ation and ;nter*retation 4Pre4readin% 7st dent *redicted ($at t$e stor! is abo t9 4After readin% 7st dent dre( o t ($at s$e *ict red ($en $er e!es (ere closed9 2esson 3" S mmari:in% and S!nt$esi:in% 4After readin% 7st dent filled o t .s!nt$esis s ndae/9 4After readin% 7st dent dre( a *ict re abo t t$e meanin% of t$e stor!< added (ords9 2esson =" 5$!min% 4Pre4readin% 7asked st dent ($at r$!min% is<e>am*le9 4;s st dent *a!in% attention ($en ; am readin% t$e te>t8 4D rin% te>t 7W$en st dent $ears a r$!me s$e m st *lace fin%er on

nose<(rite it on inde> card and find anot$er (ord t$at r$!mes (it$ t$at9 4After readin% 7st dent filled o t .5ead) 5$!me and Dra( (orks$eets9 4Cross4c$eckin% Assessment 4Com*re$ension Assessment 7st dent dre( a *ict re of t$e stor!9 2esson ?" Science<Weat$er and Season 7Vocab lar!+1i%$ fre6 enc! (ords9 4Pre4readin% 7st dent described ($at t!*e of (eat$er is o tside9 7list t$in%s t$e! need to be *re*ared for o tdoors9 4Pre4readin% 7$a,e st dent read ,ocab cards<% essed ($at t$e! meant9 4D rin% readin% 7st dent $ad to *oint to a (ord if s$e sa( it in o r ,ocab *ile9 4After readin% 7st dent filled o t (orks$eets on .Senses/ and .Seasons/ 4After 5eadin% 7st dent $ad to matc$ * seasons (it$ *ict res t$at (ent (it$ eac$ season9 2esson @" Critical 2iterac!<6 estionin%+inference 4Pre4readin% 7*ict re (alk askin% st dent 6 estions9 4D rin% readin% 76 estion st dent abo t $o( it makes $er feel89 4After readin% 7St dent filled o t (ord b bbles on ima%es9 4After readin% 7st dent dre( a *ict re of $o( t$e stor! made t$em feel+main messa%e89 2esson A" Workin% on (ritin% 4Pre4readin% 7Ask st dent ($at $olida! is comin% *8 W$at is t$e $olida! abo t89 4D rin% readin% 7($at is t$e c$aracter t$ankf l for89 4After readin% 71ad st dent follo( fi,e ste*s in (ritin% *rocess<first draft of t$in%s t$ankf l for+final draft (it$ *ict re9 Purpose of Assessments: 4; c$ose man! of t$e assessments t$at (ent (it$ m! lessons based on ($at ; kne( m! st dent en-o!ed& ; kne( m! st dent reall! en-o!ed dra(in% and learnin% ne( (ords) so man! of m! .after readin%/ assessments in,ol,ed some sort of dra(in% and (ritin% acti,ities& ; did man! assessments d rin% m! readin%s in order to kno( t$at m! st dent (as retainin% t$e material and co ld nderstand t$e * r*ose of eac$ lesson& 0$e *re4readin% assessments (ere a (a! of introd cin% t$e material ; (anted m! st dent to learn& 0$e first t(o main assessments ; $ad %i,en before reall! %ettin% in de*t$ of m! lessons (ere t$e 5eadin% and Writin% ;n,entor! and t$e 5 nnin% 5ecord& 0$ese allo(ed me to %ain to a %reater kno(led%e of ($ere m! st dent (as in t$e readin% *rocess and ($at s$e most en-o!ed doin% in,ol,ed in readin% and (ritin%& General Synopsis:

4#ia$ learned to read at $ome (it$ $er mom and siblin%s& 1er 5eadin% and Writin% ;n,entor! told me t$at s$e reall! en-o!s readin% and (ritin%& S$e $as a *ositi,e connotation in,ol,ed (it$ it and (o ld consider $erself a %ood reader& S$e considers t$e $ardest t$in% abo t readin% to be t$e bi% (ords t$at s$e comes across sometimes& ;n #ia$Bs 5 nnin% record) s$e read t$e book .Different 'inds of S$arks/ t$at is a le,el C book& Running Record Results: ;nterde*endence 2e,el Percenta%e Word co nt Strengths and Needs: Strengths: 4Partici*ation 45eadin% 4Writin% 4Com*re$ension 4Vis ali:ation 4S!nt$esi:in%+s mmari:in% 4Usin% reso rces 7(ord (all9 4B ildin% off *re,io s kno(led%e 4Eollo(in% directions 4Self4correctin% $erself Instruction: 0o address some of #ia$Bs needs) ; $el*ed $er foc s on si%$t (ords) ,ocab lar! and (ritin% b! sin% *re,io s kno(led%e and enco ra%in% $er& ;n eac$ lesson) ; (as s re to in,ol,e some of $er interests) s c$ as dra(in% and (ritin%& ; incl ded some Dr& Se ss books) ($ic$ #ia$ lo,es and $ad time in eac$ lesson for $er to read o t lo d& #ia$ %ot a lot better in $er readin% and (ritin% skills t$ro %$ t$e fe( (eeks ; (orked (it$ $er& ; (as *ro d of $er and $er $ard (ork et$ic and *artici*ation in eac$ acti,it!& #ia$ didnBt self4correct m c$ *re,io sl! to me (orkin% (it$ $er) b t if ; noticed s$e ski**ed a (ord or (as readin% a (ord (ron% ; (o ld be s re to sto* $er and $a,e $er tr! readin% it o,er& 0$is enco ra%ed $er to caref ll! read and be s re to read it correctl!& F,er time) #ia$ (as self4correctin% (it$ me onl! $a,in% to correct $er a fe( times& ; also incl ded a lot of dra(in% in order to e,al ate #ia$Bs com*re$ension) ($ic$ ; learned s$e is %reat at& ; noticed t$at #ia$ needs a lot of $el* (it$ $er s*ellin% and missin% ,o(els in $er (ritin%& ; Needs: 4#ore *ractice (it$ (ritin% 4#ore ,ocab lar! 4;ndi,id ali:ed readin% 4Work on s*ellin%+,o(els C C2D 7fr stration9 9 (ron% o t of ?1

did a lot of acti,ities as ; mentioned t$at ; (o ld $a,e $er (rite alon% (it$ *ict res& ; (o ld $a,e #ia$ so nd $er letters o t and sa! t$em to me) t$en s$e (o ld (rite do(n $er (ord& ;f t$e (ord (as still not correct (e (o ld %o t$ro %$ and s*ell it o t a%ain findin% t$e missin% letters& Eor e>am*le) in o r 6 estionin% lesson (e (orked on 6 estion (ords and (rote 6 estions (e $ad abo t t$e stor!& #ia$ $ad s*elled t$e (ord .colored/ as .calored&/ We (ent back and made s re s$e nderstood ($! it (as s*elled (it$ an .o/ and not an .a&/ We also (orked a lot on si%$t (ords and $i%$4fre6 enc! note cards t$at ; made& 0$is $el*ed #ia$ ($en s$e (as readin% so s$e co ld easil! identif! t$e si%$t (ords&

Recommendations: 4; (o ld recommend #ia$ kee*s (orkin% on $er indi,id al readin% b t (it$ an ad lt to % ide $er& 0$is (ill kee* #ia$ e>cited abo t readin% and en%a%ed in somet$in% s$e en-o!s inside and o tside of sc$ool& 4; (o ld recommend #ia$ also contin e doin% .$i%$4fre6 enc!/ note cards& 0$ese note cards reall! $el* $er (it$ $er fl enc! and com*re$ension of te>t& 4; (o ld recommend #ia$ contin es to dra( *ict res and (rite sentences abo t a te>t ($en done readin% it& 0$is allo(s for $er to e>*ress $erself in $er creati,it! of dra(in%) b t also c$eck $er com*re$ension and (ritin%& 4; (o ld recommend #ia$ contin es (orkin% (it$ t$e (ord (all in order to %ain more kno(led%e abo t ,ocab lar! and s*ellin%< es*eciall! ,o(els& 4; (o ld recommend #ia$ contin es to read books s$e en-o!s s c$ as Dr& Se ss books) etc& in order to kee* $er *assion no( and for readin% in t$e f t re !ears) es*eciall! ($en readin% %ets $arder& Self-Assessment: ;n eac$ of m! lessons) ; belie,e t$at ; (as (ell *re*ared and did a %ood -ob of assessin% m! st dents readin% le,els) and t$e acti,ities (ere (ell or%ani:ed and *lanned& ; belie,e t$at ; (as able to test m! st dentBs kno(led%e of eac$ lesson (it$ t$e assessments t$at ; %a,e t$em& ; c$an%ed man! of m! lessons and books in order to make s re m! st dents (o ld com*re$end t$e material at $and& ; kne( t$at bot$ of m! st dents (ere learnin% at a different rate and #ia$ (as definitel! a$ead of Da!si (it$ $er readin% skills& ; (as s re to (ork (it$ eac$ of t$em on different t$in%s& Eor e>am*le) ; kne( t$at #ia$ (as ,er! %ood at readin% b t str %%led (it$ $er si%$t (ords and ,o(els in

*artic lar& 0o address t$is) ; (orked a lot (it$ $i%$ fre6 enc! and si%$t (ords& ; kne( t$at Da!si on t$e ot$er $and) str %%led (it$ $er confidence in readin% and (orkin% on t$e si%$t (ords and $i%$4 fre6 enc! (ords %a,e $er more confidence to read o t lo d& 7= *oints9 ;n order to en%a%e m! st dents in eac$ of t$e lessons ; (as s re to add in eac$ of t$eir indi,id al interests& Eor e>am*le) ; kne( t$at #ia$ lo,ed Dr& Se ss books and books (it$ lots of *ict res& ; kne( t$at bot$ #ia$ and Da!si lo,ed dra(in% and colorin%& ;n eac$ lesson) ; allo(ed time for t$em to reflect on t$e readin%s b! dra(in% *ict res (it$ colored markers and bein% able to c$oose a color *a*er to dra( on& ; did a lot of kinest$etic mo,ements ($en readin% t$e books in order to kee* t$e %irls en%a%ed& ; belie,e t$at ; did a %ood -ob of kee*in% m! st dents en%a%ed (it$ %ames and acti,ities as (ell as stressin% t$e im*ortance of t$e lesson at $and& ; t$ink m! st dents nderstand t$at readin% and (ritin% doesnBt - st mean sittin% do(n and readin% somet$in% t$e! donBt care abo t) ; t$ink t$e! $a,e no( seen t$at readin% can be somet$in% t$at is f n& ;t can e,en in,ol,e colorin% and %ames& 72 *oints9 ;n % ided readin% and com*re$ension) one of t$e best lessons ; $ad to reall! foc s on ,ocab lar! (as t$e lesson on t$e s b-ect of science and (eat$er and seasons& ; ta %$t t$e ,ocab lar! from t$e te>t b! sin% *ict res and referrin% to t$e seasons b! act all! sin% t$e st dentBs senses 7$earin%) to c$in%) seein%) smellin%9& ; sed *ict res and mo,ements for eac$ ,ocab lar! (ord in order to $el* t$e st dents remember t$em better& 72 *oints9 G ided (ritin% (as al(a!s in eac$ of m! lessons) ($et$er t$at (as before t$e readin%) d rin% it) or after& Eor t$e first co *le of lessons ; modeled %ood (ritin% to m! st dents (it$ e>am*les) b t e,ent all! tried to $a,e t$e %rad al release of res*onsibilit!& ; (anted m! st dents to still (rite correctl! b t also nderstand t$at t$e! are res*onsible for t$eir o(n (ritin% and can be inde*endent from me& ; (o ld still $el* st dents s*ell o t (ords) b t ; enco ra%ed t$em to look aro nd t$e room for a (ord if t$e! co ldnBt remember t$e s*ellin%& Eor e>am*le) m! st dents (o ld look at t$e (ord (alls and c$arts aro nd t$e room& ; ta %$t (ritin% b! sin% t$e *re,io s kno(led%e m! st dents $ad b t also sin% t$e ,ocab (ords (e $ad - st learned in eac$ lesson& 72 *oints9 C lt rall! a**ro*riate *eda%o%! (as a conf sin% conce*t to me at t$e be%innin% of m! lessons b t ; e,ent all! learned to incor*orate it f ll! into m! lessons b! t$e middle of *ractic m& ; (ent abo t doin% t$is b! readin% stories t$at m! st dents co ld relate t$eir li,es too& ; c$ose stories t$at em*o(ered m! st dents intellect all!) sociall! and emotionall! b! sin% m! st dentBs $erita%e and c lt ral back%ro nds& A %reat e>am*le of t$is (as m! lesson .Workin% on Writin%&/ #! st dents and ; read t$e book .W$! (e $a,e 0$anks%i,in%/ and .Bread is for Eatin%&/ ;n t$e book .Bread is for Eatin%)/ t$e c$aracters (ere all

of S*anis$ decent and t$e book $ad (ords in En%lis$ as (ell as a son% and (ords on eac$ *a%e (ritten in S*anis$& #! st dents lit * ($en t$e! sa( t$e son% in S*anis$ and immediatel! started sin%in% alon% (it$ me& ;n t$e reflection after t$e stor!) ; $ad m! st dents (rite a fe( (ords in S*anis$ of ($at t$e! (ere t$ankf l for) as (ell as t$ose (ords in En%lis$& 71&? *ts9 5eflections (ere a lot of f n for me& ; (as able to learn a lot ($en t$inkin% o,er m! lessons& ; reall! took time to t$ink abo t ($at ; co ld $a,e done better *ersonall! in eac$ lesson) as (ell as $o( ; co ld $a,e enco ra%ed m! st dents in t$e *rocess& F,erall) ; $ad ,er! *ositi,e reflections and felt *ositi,e abo t m! st dents learnin% t$ro %$ t$ese lessons& ; felt t$at at t$e $eart of it) m! st dents (ere reall! learnin% a lot from ($at ; (as teac$in% t$em& After lookin% o,er all of m! lessons) ; reali:ed ; didnBt $a,e as m c$ c lt rall! rele,ant material in t$e be%%in% of *ractic m as ; (o ld $a,e liked) b t ; learned from t$at b! t$e end& ; t$ink t$at t$ese reflections $el*ed me nderstand t$at not e,er!t$in% %oes as *erfectl! as ; $a,e it *lanned in m! brain) b t ; kno( ; can learn from t$ese e>*eriences and be a better teac$er t$ro %$ t$em& 7= *ts&9